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Raptis Rare Books carries a variety of rare and antique books including many signed or autographed books. If you’re looking for a particular piece of work with an authentic signature, you’ve come to the right place. Browse our collection of autographed books here & contact us for any questions!

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Drucker, Peter F

Peter Drucker on the Profession of Management.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard Business Review Book, 1998.

First edition of this work by the father of modern management. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Jim Black with best regards from Peter Drucker.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Lance Hidy. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-142028
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Follett, Ken [Erica Jong]

A Dangerous Fortune.

New York : Delacorte Press, 1993.

First edition of the internationally bestselling author’s classic thriller. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Erica + Ken – with love, Ken Follett.” The recipients, American writer Erica Jong and lawyer Kenneth David Burrows were married in August of 1989. Erica Jong remains best knownContinue reading "A Dangerous Fortune."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-142786
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Cheever, Susan

Elizabeth Cole.

New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 1989.

First edition of Cheever’s savage portrait of the New York art world. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “New York City May 4, 1990 To Ken Whose friendship and council have been my mainstay for all these years Susan Cheever.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth DavidContinue reading "Elizabeth Cole."

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-142886
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Levin, Ira [Katharine Ross]

The Stepford Wives.

New York : Random House, 1972.

First edition of this classic work, basis for the 1975 film starring Katharine Ross. Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly inscribed by Ira Levin and actress Katharine Ross on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket. Jacket design by Paul Bacon. Rare and desirable.

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$2,000.00
Item Number: RRB-142445
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Isherwood, Christopher

The Memorial: Portrait of a Family.

London : Published by Leonard and Virginia Woolf at The Hogarth Press, 1932.

First edition of the author’s classic second novel. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Christopher Isherwood on the title page. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by John Banting. Housed in a custom half morocco chemise and clamshell box. Uncommon signed.

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$1,600.00
Item Number: RRB-142447
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Hull, Raymond

How to Write A Play.

Cincinnati, OH : Writer's Digest Books, 1983.

First edition of this work on how to write a play. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the front free endpaper, “Mary Greetings and best wishes for success with all your writing Raymond Hull Vancouver, B.C. October, 1983.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. JacketContinue reading "How to Write A Play."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-142459
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Plimpton, George. [Editor]. Interviews by Jean Stein [Edward M. Kennedy]

American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy.

New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc, 1970.

First edition of this remarkable biography of Robert F. Kennedy, based on interviews by Jean Stein and edited by George Plimpton. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by George Plimpton on the front free endpaper to Robert Kennedy’s youngest brother, Ted Kennedy, “To Senator Kennedy with great admiration and best wishes, George.” The recipient, TedContinue reading "American Journey: The Times of Robert Kennedy."

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$950.00
Item Number: RRB-142518
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Drucker, Peter F

Post-Capitalist Society.

New York : Harper Collins, 1993.

First edition of one of the final works by “the world’s greatest management thinker… deserves to be measured alongside people such as Keynes or Schumpeter” (Economist). Octavo, original half cloth. Boldly signed by Peter Drucker on the front free endpaper. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by William Graef.

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-142025
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Ullmann, Liv [Erica Jong]

Choices.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.

First edition of Liv Ullmann’s quietly and beautifully written autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper in the year of publication, “Dear Erica Here is mine. Happy New Year with love to you and your. Hug – Liv. December – 84.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains bestContinue reading "Choices."

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-142818
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Clinton, Bill. [William Jefferson]

Selected Speeches of President William Jefferson Clinton 1993-2000.

Washington : The White House, 1993-2000.

Presentation edition of this selection of speeches delivered by President Bill Clinton. Quarto, 8 volumes, original publisher’s half morocco over paper-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. Each volume is one of a limited number of numbered copies. The December 1998 issue is a presentation copy, inscribed by Clinton on the title page, “ToContinue reading "Selected Speeches of President William Jefferson Clinton 1993-2000."

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$2,250.00
Item Number: RRB-142751
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Byron, George Gordon Noel. [Lord Byron]

Don Juan.

London : Thomas Davison [i.e., John Murray], 1819-1821 (Cantos I-V, Volumes I-II)/John Hunt, 1823-24 (Cantos VI-XVI, Volumes III-VI).

Scarce complete first edition set of Byron’s great work which was widely criticized as immoral upon publication and is now considered one of the greatest poems of the Romantics; from the library of American writer Erica Jong. Volume one was produced in quarto format and the subsequent 5 volumes in octavo (Davison abandoned the quartoContinue reading "Don Juan."

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$15,000.00
Item Number: RRB-142573
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Drucker, Peter F

The Changing World of the Executive.

New York : Times Books, 1982.

First edition of this work by the legendary father of management. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “To Phil Johnston from Peter Drucker.” Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Janet Halverson. Uncommon signed and inscribed.

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$975.00
Item Number: RRB-142026
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Lederman, Leon with Dick Teresi

The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?

Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning scientist. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, “To Wayne and Loise Wille We really miss you all. Enjoy! Leon Lederman.” An excellent association, as one of the recipients, Loise Wille, was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning ChicagoContinue reading "The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question?"

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$475.00
Item Number: RRB-142078
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Lucas, Robert E

Lectures on Economic Growth.

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2002.

First edition of this collection of papers by “the economist who has had the greatest influence on macroeconomic research since 1970″ (Nobel Committee). Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, “To John with best wishes, Robert E. Lucas, Jr.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design byContinue reading "Lectures on Economic Growth."

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$1,750.00
Item Number: RRB-142089
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Buergenthal, Thomas

A Lucky Child: A Memoir of Surviving Auschwitz as a Young Boy.

New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2009.

First edition of this “incredible tale” (The Free Lance-Star). Octavo, original boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Marle Cohen appreciation and best regards Thomas Buergenthal.” Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Keith Hayes. Foreword by Elie Wiesel.

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$375.00
Item Number: RRB-142462
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Peter, Laurence J. and Raymond Hull

The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong.

New York : William Morrow and Company, 1969.

First edition, early printing of this classic #1 New York Times bestseller that answers the age-old question: Why is incompetence so maddeningly rampant and so vexingly triumphant? Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “Gerald and Marie Underwood, Best wishes and please avoid the final placement syndromeContinue reading "The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong."

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$750.00
Item Number: RRB-142463
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Gordimer, Nadine

Six Feet of the Country.

London : Victor Gollancz, 1956.

First edition of this work by the Nobel Prize-winning author. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Nadine Gordimer on the title page. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, name to the front free endpaper.

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$200.00
Item Number: RRB-142121
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Taylor, Jane and Ann. Illustrated by Kate Greenaway. [Louisa May Alcott]

Little Ann and Other Poems.

London : George Routledge & Sons, [1882].

First edition, first state of this children’s classic. First state with the half green cloth binding, all edges stained blue and bright yellow endpapers. Schuster & Engen 109a. Octavo, original half green cloth over pictorial boards, illustrated by Kate Greenaway, printed in colours by Edmund Evans. Association copy, inscribed by Louisa May Alcott on theContinue reading "Little Ann and Other Poems."

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$7,500.00
Item Number: RRB-142318
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Cheever, Susan [Erica Jong]

Looking For Work.

New York : Simon and Schuster, 1979.

First edition of the author’s first novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Burrows with love Susan.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which became famouslyContinue reading "Looking For Work."

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$350.00
Item Number: RRB-142332
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Follett, Ken

Lie Down With Lions.

New York : William Morrow and Company, Inc, 1986.

First edition of Follett’s riveting New York Times Best Seller. Octavo, original half-cloth, cartographic endpapers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “To Ken, with fond regards from Ken.” The recipient, American litigator Kenneth David Burrows married American novelist Erica Jong in 1989. Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel FearContinue reading "Lie Down With Lions."

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$600.00
Item Number: RRB-142243
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Atwood, Margaret

The Blind Assassin.

New York : Nan A. Talese, 2000.

First American edition of Atwood’s Booker and Hammett Prize-winning work, named by Time Magazine as the best novel of 2000. Octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication on the half-title page, “To Erica with all best wishes – Peggy A. 2000.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains bestContinue reading "The Blind Assassin."

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$1,500.00
Item Number: RRB-142419
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Updike, John

Brazil.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1994.

First edition of Updike’s sixteenth novel, a retelling of the ancient tale of Tristan and Isolde. Octavo, original cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, “For Erica Jong a romp in the Mato Grosso warm regards, John U.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel FearContinue reading "Brazil."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-142734
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Updike, John [Erica Jong]

Due Considerations: Essays and Criticism.

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.

First edition of Updike’s sixth collection of essays and literary criticism. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. Association copy, warmly inscribed by the author on the title page, “For Erica Jong who is in the index with my warm regards, John.” The recipient, Erica Jong remains best known for her 1973 novel Fear of Flying which becameContinue reading "Due Considerations: Essays and Criticism."

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$400.00
Item Number: RRB-142377
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Updike, John. Illustrated by Barbara Fox [Erica Jong]

Marry Me: A Romance.

Franklin Center, Pennsylvania : The Franklin Library, 1976.

First edition of “the gentlest book Updike has written” (Kirkus Reviews), privately printed exclusively for Members of the First Edition Society. Octavo, original publisher’s full leather elaborately stamped in gilt, moire silk endpapers, all edges gilt, silk ribbon bound in. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the limitation page, “For Erica + Ken warmContinue reading "Marry Me: A Romance."

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$300.00
Item Number: RRB-142811
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